Psychology Of Motorsport Success

By: Dr Paul Castle .

How To Improve Your Performance With Mental Skills Training

Motorsport is a highly addictive and extremely exciting activity, whether this is from the perspective of competitor or spectator. At the highest levels, financial backing is phenomenal, technical expertise is almost beyond comprehension, and pressure to succeed is immense. However, there is one potential 'weak link' in the chain: the human mind. Very few competitors are schooled in the use of psychology to develop the mental strength required to be the best of the best. Many competitors would undoubtedly benefit from elements of psychological skills training while they are learning race craft.

This extensively illustrated book aims to highlight the importance of psychology in competitive motorsport, on both two and four wheels, and to provide practical guidance on how to prepare mentally for the challenge of racing. The advice and techniques discussed should, with practice, improve a competitor's mental approach to preparing for motorsport and, in many cases, can help to give a racer the edge over his or her rivals.

The down-to-earth text explores physical issues related to successful psychological functioning, such as fitness, nutrition and the brain's reward system, and then takes recognised techniques and employs them in the context of motorsport. Specific examples from road and circuit racing are used throughout.

Dr Paul Castle is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. Having taken a sabbatical from his motorsport consultancy, Brain-Tuned Sport Psychology Solutions, he is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Sport Performance & Coaching Centre at the University of Worcester. He has worked as a sports psychologist in the motorsport arena since 2002, both with motorcycle and car racing teams.

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